Bears092: Very interesting opening choice by white. He is rather fortunate to have won, I think. After 14. Nf3, the position seems to have become a KID where white has wasted a few tempi. For example, we may have something like 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be3 O-O 7. ...

Bears092: another interesting line which white didn't choose.
20. Bh7+ Kh8 (the king will end up on h8 anyway, and the tempo is more important than the bishop here) 21. Rxf7 Nc3+ 22. Kb1 (taking the knight with 22. bxc3 looks ugly, but the engine thinks it should work out to a perpetual ...

Bears092: Could someone help me with how these blindfold games work? Each player has a laptop with a blank board and a list of the moves played? Also, how does the strength of the top players change when they are playing blindfold? Would a 2700 player blind be more or less even with say a ...

Bears092: I put this through my computer to look for alternatives when the piece drops and it came up with a much more fun continuation for white on move 10. 10. Nxe5 Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qh4+ 12. Kf1 Bxd1 13. Nxc6+ Kf8 14. Bxd5 Bxc2 15. Bd2 Bxd3+ The computer evaluates it as a full point better ...

Bears092: <MyCatPlaysChess: I am curious if someone with a computer could tell me if the line 22.Bb2 b5 23.Bd5 works....> My computer says 23...bxa4 24. Bxc6 axb3 25. Bxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxe5 gives black a slight advantage, but nothing that should lead to a victory.